Melkior Resources Inc has provided an update on the summer exploration and future drill plans for its Carscallen joint venture project with Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.
Located 25 kilometers from Timmins, Ontario, the Carscallen project is currently being operated by Kirkland Lake Gold as part of the 2020 option/joint venture agreement between the two companies.
The summer field program will include a two-phase closely spaced soil sampling. Melkior noted the sampling will be spaced at 12.5-meter (m) intervals, a significant decrease from the 50m that was used previously at the property.
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The soil sampling program is designed to expand on prior exploration programs and target additional anomalies in proximity to the current mineralization.
The gold firm has also planned a ground gravity survey to test “the potential of outlining the granodiorite/mafic volcanic contact at depth along the east side of the large intrusion.”
Data from the gravity survey will then be used to assist with creating a 3-D model of the granodiorite body to further assist with drill targeting extensions to the known mineralization.
The statement went on to explain the numerous other programs and work that has been done by Kirkland Lake at the property, including a thorough compilation and review of drilling, geophysical, soil geochemistry, and LiDAR datasets.
The detailed analysis has allowed for the identification of new target areas, which will be further explored during the Summer Program through field prospecting, soil sampling and mapping.
“I am excited to provide an update on our strategic partnership with Kirkland Lake Gold. Numerous management teams have historically developed the Carscallen project; therefore, it was important that a strong technical operator conduct a thorough review of historical work in order to best position the project for further drill success,” Jonathon Deluce, CEO of Melkior said in the statement.
Deluce continued: “The Carscallen project has continued to demonstrate the potential to be a high-grade gold system with continuity amongst numerous zones. With every drill program, we push to make that game-changing discovery hole, and we are confident that we have the best partner to achieve this goal.”
Drilling at Carscallen is anticipated to resume in September with a budgeted 3,000m program.
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